David Cohen

Co-Host of Kernel Panic

I've been a system administrator and software developer in everything from small businesses, to growing companies (100+ employees), to large tech/engineering firms (10,000+ employees).

Most of my work has centered around Linux and Unix system administration, Python, Ruby, Javascript, and Go software development, and web security. I've also done stranger things like helping to design two Tier-4 datacenters and being an Infantryman (not at the same time).

On my tutorialinux YouTube channel, I've helped tens of thousands of people learn the basics (and not-so-basics) of system administration and software engineering.

David Cohen has hosted 19 Episodes.

November 26th, 2018
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47 mins 34 secs

Can it be true? Dave and Jeff are back with another episode so soon? This week Jeff and Dave answer two questions. What to do and how to recover for a massive screw up that causes an outage. They also give their opinion on convincing your company they need to care about backend services.

November 19th, 2018
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33 mins 32 secs

kernel panic, linux, tech podcast, tutorial, welcome back

Dave and Jeff are back with one of their worst episodes to date. It will probably take them a few episodes to get back into the swing of things. If you have been around this long you know to expect nothing more.

May 12th, 2018
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1 hr 15 mins

Live from The Cantina, Jeff and Dave interview one of their mentors. They discuss a variety of topics ranging from getting your first job, the skills you need to land that first job and internet sensation LilTay. This episode is filled with great advice, amazing stories from Jeff and Chris's past. You will not want to miss this episode.

May 3rd, 2018
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48 mins 19 secs

This week Jeff and Dave interview Dre (https://www.instagram.com/r3dgear/). Dre took a nontraditional route into the IT world and here is here to share his story. Dre gives you some advice so maybe you don't make the same mistakes he did and some advice on how you can emulate what he did correctly.

February 25th, 2018
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45 mins 21 secs

In Jeff's first episode as a dad, we talk about current tech/futurism TV shows, tech news in general, remote work, virtual offices, mobile gaming and the horrors of the current ad-funded Web, the best ways to fund content creators, multitasking, child labor, the value of 4-year universities in tech careers, and more.

January 15th, 2018
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55 mins 49 secs

heartbleed, meltdown, reddit, spectre

This week Dave and Jeff discuss the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities, how Brian Krzanich might have been involved in some insider trading and why you guys are not using the kernel panic podcast subreddit.

December 14th, 2017
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53 mins 18 secs

alexa, fcc, google, home

Dave and Jeff took way too much time off to get their lives in order. They are back with no direction, no topic but there are lots of laughs. Listen to them discuss some of the tech they have in their house. What they have been up to for the past few months and a quick review of Dave's interview with Ben Whaley, co-author of the Unix and Linux System Administration Handbook

October 1st, 2017
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1 hr 10 mins

developer, interview, jakebathman, switching careers

This week Jeff and Dave interview Jake (@jakebathman). Jake is someone who switched careers to a developer job with no professional developer experience. Listen to find out how he did it and how to learn from his mistakes.

August 20th, 2017
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34 mins 58 secs

answers, community, q&a, qanda, questions

This is your episode! You sent us the questions; now we're giving you our answers. We'll probably make this a regular part of the show -- feel free to ask us questions on Twitter, YouTube, Twitch or via TCP-over-Pigeon.

August 13th, 2017
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50 mins 42 secs

Hold on to your butts, this is a long one. This week Dave and Jeff discuss the (awful) standard tech interview process. You'll learn all the most important dos, don'ts, and tips to make passing the interview easier.